About this episode

The episode discusses the film 'The Insider', featuring performances by Russell Crowe and Al Pacino, and its exploration of the tobacco industry.

Russell Crowe and Al Pacino are oustanding in this one, the story of a 60 Minutes report into the tobacco industry. The Man Who Knew Too Much? That's Crowe - he has a conscious and wants to expose the industry, Pacino - the 60 producer has the yarn and is a man of his word. Fire up your Fetch on your Hisense TV and enjoy a Hidden Gem.

People in this episode

Hosts: Trevor Long, Stephen Fenech

Topics covered

• movies
• tobacco industry
• journalism
• film analysis
• hidden gems

Keywords

• Russell Crowe
• Al Pacino
• The Insider
• tobacco industry
• 60 Minutes
• film review
• journalism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: 60 Minutes, Fetch, Hisense

Books & works: The Insider

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